Amendment of the Social Security (Inherited SERPS) Regulations 2001

2.—(1) The Social Security (Inherited SERPS) Regulations 2001(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (modification of Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) after “becomes widowed” insert “or a surviving civil partner”;

(ii) for “widow or widower” substitute “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”; and

(iii) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”;

(b) in paragraph (2), for “widow or widower” substitute “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”;

(c) in paragraph (3)(f), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”; and

(d) in paragraph (4), after “widowed person's” insert “or surviving civil partner's”.

(3) In the Schedule—

(a) in the heading, after “widowed person's” insert “or surviving civil partner's”; and

(b) in column 1 (description of person), for “widow or widower” (in each place) substitute “widow, widower or surviving civil partner”.

(1)

S.I. 2001/1085. This instrument was amended by S.I. 2005/811.